James K.A. Smith
- Dr. James K.A. Smith
- Professor
- Philosophy, Congregational and Ministry Studies
- Hiemenga Hall 342H (Map)
- (616) 526-6419
- jks4@calvin.edu
- Curriculum Vitae
Education
PhD, Villanova University, 1999,
MPhil, Institute for Christian Studies, 1995
BS, Emmaus Bible College, 1993
Undergraduate Studies, University of Waterloo, 1992-1993
Biography
Academic interests
- Philosophical Theology
- Continental Philosophy
- Hermeneutics
- Postmodernism
- Saint Augustine
- Philosophy of the Social Sciences
Research and scholarship
James K.A. Smith is currently at work on a major project on St. Augustine, considering Augustine's influence on twentieth century philosophy and his continued relevance for existential questions in our "secular age."
Publications
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Awaiting the King: Reforming Public Theology in Cultural Liturgies Volume 3
by James K. A. Smith
Published: November 7, 2017
ISBN: 9780801035791
eBook ISBN: 9781493406609 -
Evolution and the Fall
by James K. A. Smith
Published: February 19, 2017
ISBN: 978-0-8028-7379-8
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You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit
by James K. A. Smith
Published: April 5, 2016
ISBN: 9781587433801
eBook ISBN: 9781493403660 -
How (Not) to Be Secular: Reading Charles Taylor
Published: May 1, 2014
ISBN: 978-0-8028-6761-2
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Discipleship in the Present Tense: Reflections on Faith and Culture
by James K. A. Smith
Published: August 1, 2013
ISBN: 978-1937555-08-5
eBook ISBN: 978-1937555-09-2
Selected Books
Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation, Cultural Liturgies, Volume 1 (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2009)
The Devil Reads Derrida: and Other Essays on the Church, the University, Politics, and the Arts (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009)
After Modernity? Secularity, Globalization, and the Re-enchantment of the World, ed. James K.A. Smith (Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2008)
Hermeneutics at the Crossroads: Interpretation in Christian Perspective, eds. Kevin Vanhoozer, James K.A. Smith, and Bruce Ellis Benson, Indiana Series in Philosophy of Religion (Indiana University Press, 2006)
Jacques Derrida: Live Theory (London: Continuum, 2005)
Introducing Radical Orthodoxy: Mapping a Post-Secular Theology (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic Press, 2004) Spanish translation, forthcoming from Editorial Nuevo Inicio (Spain). Korean edition, forthcoming.
Recent Publications
"Reforming Public Theology: Two Kingdoms, or Two Cities?," Calvin Theological Journal 47 (2012): 122-137.
"Formation, Grace, and Pneumatology: Or, Where's the Spirit in Gregory's Augustine?," Journal of Religious Ethics 39 (2011): 556-569.
"Worldview, Sphere Sovereignty, and Desiring the Kingdom: A Guide for (Perplexed) Reformed Folk," Pro Rege 39.4 (June 2011): 15-24.
"The 'Ecclesial' Critique of Globalization: Rethinking the Questions," Faith and Economics 56 (Fall 2010): 5-20.
Professional associations
Smith serves as a Senior Fellow of Cardus, a think tank devoted to "the renewal of North American social architecture," for which he also serves as the editor of Comment magazine.
Awards
In 2015 Smith gave the Roberton Lectures at University of Glasgow and the Payton Lectures at Fuller Theological Seminary. In 2016 he will give the Bavinck Lecture in Kampen School of Theology in the Netherlands.
In the news
Christianity Today honors books with Calvin connections
Annual awards include prof and alumna authors
Discipleship in the Present Tense: Reflections on Faith and Culture
by James K.A. Smith, Calvin philosophy professor
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